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TEE Queen is again domiciled at Osborne House. Accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, her Majesty arrived at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday evening, and set out for the Isle of Wight on Wednesday morning. The original arrangements for the home- ward journey had undergone some alteration in consequence of the bois- terous weather; which caused delay. A brief summary of the travelling incidents will suffice to close our diary of " the Queen's visit to Scotland " in autumn 1847.
The Royal Family left Ardverikie on Friday afternoon, in carriages; and reached Fort William about six o'clock. Here the party was met by Prince Al- bert; who having returned from a trip to Inverness, was waiting to conduct the Queen on board her yacht. The squadron remained at anchor for the night; and on Saturday morning got under weigh; proceeding down Loch Linnhe in the di- rection of the Crinan Canal, and keeping to the outside of Lismore, Kirrera, and Laing. There was a considerable swell on the water, particularly opposite the Gulf of Corryvrekan; and the appearance of the travellers on reaching Crinan indicated that some inconvenience had been experienced from the voyage. On landing them, the Queen was received by Sir John P. Ord of Kilmorey, Mr. Campbell of Auchindarroch, Mr. Neil Malcolm of Pahailoch, and other gentlemen. Her Majesty, however, made no stay, but entered the barge; which, as on the former occasion, was towed through she canal by louses. The arrangements, both at Crinan and Ardrishaig, were similar to those made for the Northward journey; the triumphal arches being redecorated for, the occasion. The other end of the canal was reached about noon.; "the villagers, and surrounding population, to the number of nearly a hundred," being assembled at the landing-place, with white ribands on their arms and sprigs of heather in their bonnets. The rain was fall- ing fast, and the Queen did not leave the barge for twenty minutes after its arrival. She was then conveyed. to the quay in a close carriage belonging to Mr. Askew of Maynard. Neither of the yachts having come round, the party went on board the Black Eagle; which, accompanied by the Undine, proceeded down Locbflne to- wards Campbeltown bay • here the rest of the squadron were to join company for the night. On Sunday morning, the Royal flotilla was seen steering South- wards.
Much disappointment was experienced by the crowds of visitors at Fleetwood, on Sunday evening, at the non-appearance of the Royal squadron. That night the voyage terminated at East Torbert, under the ?dull of Galloway. It was re- eumed early on Monday morning; and the Isle of Man was reached by nine o'clock. Prince Albert spent some hours on shore at Ramsay, viewing the town and other objects of note; and the Bishop of Soder and Man went off to the yacht to pay his respects to the Queen. The squadron sailed again at two, and made the harbour of Fleetwood about dusk. The Queen slept on board her yacht; and did not land until Tuesday morning at ten o'clock, the hour fixed for the depart- ure by railway. The Dutchess of Kent, accompanied by Prince Ernest of Leiningen, left Frogmore Lodge on Thursday, for Osborne, on a visit to the Queen.
On Monday the Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and on Tuesday the Dutchess Ida of Saxe-Weimar, accompanied by Prince Gustavus and the Princesses of Saxe-Weimar, arrived at Marlborough House, from the Continent, on a visit to the Queen Dowager. They have since gone down to Bushy House.
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